Police catch second machine gun suspect at Norwalk courthouse

Published 7:00 pm, Thursday, February 2, 2012

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NORWALK-- Two weeks after he allegedly ran from the cops to avoid machine gun charges, a city teen was arrested on a warrant for firearms charges while he was making an appearance Friday at Norwalk Superior Court.

Jamie Crespo, of 45 Grandview Ave, is being held on $1 million bond for charges stemming from a Jan. 18 incident in which Ramsey Gomez and Crespo ran from police in an attempt to hide a MAC-11.

Crespo and 18-year-old Ramsey Gomez, of 21 Coldspring St., were spotted with a gun on the afternoon of Jan. 18 while arguing with another group of males on Academy Street, police said.

Gomez and the other suspect left the scene in a green mini Cooper, but a tipster saw Gomez cock the pistol and phoned police, according to court documents.

A patrol officer spotted the two suspects in the mini Cooper on Maple Street, and the suspects drove over a sidewalk and through a red light in order to avoid the officer, according to police.

Police lost sight of the car, which was later found abandoned on Magnolia Avenue, according to police.

Gomez was later seen walking down the street near the crime scene, disheveled and out-of-breath, police said. He was taken into custody.

The gun was not located during the initial investigation but after interviewing Gomez, Detective Terrance Blake learned that the MAC-11 was hidden under a pile of leaves near Gomez's home, according to police.

The MAC-11 -- a banned assault weapon -- was recovered and has been sent to the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for examination, according to Lt. Thomas Mattera, commander of the Special Services Unit. Tipsters also saw Gomez and Crespo run through Crespo's 45 Grandview Ave. home, police said.